Family: Cycadaceae

Native to southern Japan, the king sago palm can tolerate temperatures down to the high teens. This slow-growing palm produces shiny, arching, palm-like leaves set atop a stout trunk. Mature palms can take 50 years to reach ten feet tall while producing leaves only once a year. Immature palms can flush new sets of leaves multiple times a year. The plant is dioecious; viable seeds will form only when both male and female trees are in range of each other. Males produce upright yellowish ellipsoid pollen cones, and females produce seeds encased in a golden cone. This palm is an excellent choice for an indoor plant as it grows well in the shade.

Plant Uses:

• Container plant
• Hedge
• Indoor plant
• Ornamental
• Specimen

Plant Dangers:

• Allergenic
• Toxic to animals